Action taken against over 2,300 money mules in global crackdown

The U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and six other federal law enforcement agencies announced the completion of the third annual Money Mule Initiative, a coordinated operation to disrupt the networks through which transnational fraudsters move the proceeds of their crimes.

Money mules are individuals who assist fraudsters by receiving money from victims of fraud and forwarding it to the fraud organizers, many of whom are located abroad.  Some money mules know they are assisting fraudsters, but others are unaware that their actions enable fraudsters’ efforts to swindle money from...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Dr. Jill Jim has been chosen as one of four people to serve on the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Advisory Board. The announcement that the Navajo Department of Health executive director would join the board came Nov. 26.  She was appointed to her position at the Navajo Department of Health by Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer at the start of their administration  in Jan. 2019.

“Dr. Jim’s extensive public health experience and expertise has been a major benefit for the Navajo Nation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and now she will serve on a much broader level to help fight this modern-day monster throughout the country,” Nez...

Heinrich works for investments in tribal broadband infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D. C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., is praising the momentum of the “Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act” after it passed out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Nov. 18. The legislation would expedite the deployment of affordable broadband service on tribal lands by coordinating and improving the effectiveness of federal resources.

“Access to high-speed internet is increasingly essential to daily life and brings unprecedented economic opportunities for users, especially for people living in rural areas,”  Heinrich said. “Unfortunately, too many tribal communities in New...

SANTA FE — New Mexico households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits will receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of December as the state continues its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Mexico Human Services Department announced Dec. 2.

“We are especially grateful to provide additional food assistance for New Mexicans as we head into the holiday season,” Karmela Martinez, director of the Income Support Division which administers the SNAP program, formally known as food stamps said. “Many New Mexico families are struggling as the pandemic rages on and our low-income residents need all the support, they can get to...